TU Bill unfair and unjust : we'll make it unworkable!

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CWU members across the country are gearing up for action to show the Government that their anti-union laws are unfair, unjust and will be unworkable. #CWUandProud

Our union will be playing a major role in the forthcoming TUC Week of Action against the Trade Union Bill, which is set to be introduced into law later this year.

“The worst attack on workers since the Thatcher days,” is how the new law is being described by our general secretary Dave Ward, who is calling on regions and branches to “deliver the strongest possible protest” on our own Action Day February 11th.

Unions’ ability to act in defence of people’s rights at work will be severely hampered by even tighter restrictions on industrial action, and new rights for employers to hire agency strike-breakers even when the union has complied with the new restrictive procedures.

“The trade union movement can’t afford to be defeated by this unfair and unjust Bill,” insists Dave. “And if it becomes law, then we’ve got to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with other trade unions make it unworkable.”

Both of the CWU’s senior national industrial officers – Terry Pullinger (DGS Postal) and Andy Kerr (DGS Telecoms) are also urging members to actively support the TUC protests, and to organise within their own workplaces and localities to publicise the pro-union case, and also use the opportunity to recruit new members.

“This is Thatcher Mark II,” says Andy – “a fundamental attack on the working class and on democracy and it’s only a matter of time before a union will be outside the law.

“We’re not the biggest union, but we’re the best at campaigning and this campaign will unite the whole union and strengthen us.”

Terry says that there is a pressing need to “grow the density of the union movement” and points out that the Government’s attack is “aimed at us because we’re a fighting union.

“Unions organise and educate and they don’t like us because we scare the life out of them,” he explains and describes the new rights of employers to hire agency workers during bouts of industrial action as “a strike breakers charter.”

CWU headquarters is sending out key information on the new anti-union laws to all members, in a communication that can also be opened out into an Action Day poster, and other campaigning materials including Action Day leaflets are being sent out to all regions and branches.

“We’re asking every member of this union, every branch, every region, to do whatever they can to make sure our pro-union message is heard loud and clear,” urges Dave.

“They can pass their laws, but they’ll never defeat our movement. We’re still here and we’re still fighting and winning for workers – we’re CWU and we’re proud of it.”

Other Action Day activities will include recruitment drives – with local union reps pointing out all the benefits that union organisation has won for people at work.

“If we all work together as one union, we can deliver a strong protest,” urges Dave.

Action Day is February 11th
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